Heavyweight

Daniel Cormier

Last fought: Aug 2020

RECORD

Pro

22-3-0 (1 NC)

UFC

11-3-0

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

235 lbs

Reach

72"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:49
Fight Completion Rate	63.8%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.77
% Fights Inside the Distance	53.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	156-43 (78.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	101-35 (74.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	39-7 (84.8%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	59.7%
% Time in Control	30.3%
% Time Controlled	10.0%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	75.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.41
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.60
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.19
Distance Strike Accuracy	46.5%
Distance Strike Defense	53.9%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.31
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.85
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.02
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.37
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.91
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.18

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Heavyweight field

Daniel Cormier League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Daniel Cormier
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	54.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.5
Strike Differential	0.9/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	46.0%
Takedown Defense	76.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.7
Submission Attempts/15min	0.6
Control Time/15min	4:32
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	27.3%
Submission % of Wins	36.4%
Decision % of Wins	36.4%
Avg Fight Time	13:49
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	63.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.8
Takedown Accuracy	66.7%
Takedown Defense	80.0%
Control Time/Fight	2:10

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Stipe Miocic

UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 • Aug 2020HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Daniel Cormier105/18357%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:53

Stipe Miocic115/18761%TD 0/6Ctrl 5:52KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Cormier	14/25	56%	1/1	0:38	—
	Stipe Miocic	20/33	61%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Daniel Cormier	26/53	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stipe Miocic	24/39	62%	0/2	0:09	1

R3	Daniel Cormier	16/32	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stipe Miocic	28/48	58%	0/0	1:53	—

R4	Daniel Cormier	30/43	70%	0/1	0:00	—
	Stipe Miocic	16/32	50%	0/2	1:23	—

R5	Daniel Cormier	19/30	63%	0/0	0:15	—
	Stipe Miocic	27/35	77%	0/2	2:27	—

LOSS

vs. Stipe Miocic

UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 • Aug 2019HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 4, 4:09

Daniel Cormier181/26369%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:02

Stipe Miocic123/22954%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:30KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Cormier	37/46	80%	1/2	2:44	—
	Stipe Miocic	7/13	54%	0/0	0:07	—

R2	Daniel Cormier	56/82	68%	0/0	0:13	—
	Stipe Miocic	46/82	56%	0/0	0:20	—

R3	Daniel Cormier	57/86	66%	0/1	0:05	—
	Stipe Miocic	34/67	51%	1/3	1:01	—

R4	Daniel Cormier	31/49	63%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stipe Miocic	36/67	54%	0/0	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Derrick Lewis

UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis • Nov 2018HeavyweightTITLE

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:14

Daniel Cormier19/2576%TD 4/4Ctrl 5:10

Derrick Lewis4/1331%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Cormier	14/19	74%	2/2	4:10	—
	Derrick Lewis	3/3	100%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Daniel Cormier	5/6	83%	2/2	1:00	—
	Derrick Lewis	1/10	10%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Stipe Miocic

UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier • Jul 2018HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:33

Daniel Cormier25/3768%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06KD 1

Stipe Miocic24/5147%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Cormier	25/37	68%	0/0	0:06	1
	Stipe Miocic	24/51	47%	1/1	1:21	—

WIN

vs. Volkan Oezdemir

UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou • Jan 2018Light HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:00

Daniel Cormier32/6152%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:43

Volkan Oezdemir38/8246%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Cormier	27/54	50%	1/2	0:16	—
	Volkan Oezdemir	37/79	47%	0/0	0:06	—

R2	Daniel Cormier	5/7	71%	1/1	1:27	—
	Volkan Oezdemir	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—

vs. Jon Jones

UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 • Jul 2017Light HeavyweightTITLE

Overturned (Kick) • Rd 3, 3:01

Daniel Cormier58/14041%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

Jon Jones95/16558%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:16KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Cormier	31/60	52%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	34/66	52%	0/1	0:02	—

R2	Daniel Cormier	22/54	41%	0/2	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	30/47	64%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Daniel Cormier	5/26	19%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	31/52	60%	0/0	0:14	1

WIN

vs. Anthony Johnson

UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 • Apr 2017Light HeavyweightTITLE

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:37

Daniel Cormier36/4188%TD 1/2Ctrl 4:12

Anthony Johnson22/3661%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Cormier	12/14	86%	0/0	1:40	—
	Anthony Johnson	16/25	64%	0/2	2:15	—

R2	Daniel Cormier	24/27	89%	1/2	2:32	—
	Anthony Johnson	6/11	55%	1/1	0:23	—

WIN

vs. Anderson Silva

UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes • Jul 2016Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Daniel Cormier33/6452%TD 3/3Ctrl 10:34

Anderson Silva17/4340%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Cormier	13/25	52%	1/1	4:17	—
	Anderson Silva	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Daniel Cormier	9/18	50%	1/1	3:28	—
	Anderson Silva	6/21	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Daniel Cormier	11/21	52%	1/1	2:49	—
	Anderson Silva	10/21	48%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alexander Gustafsson

UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson • Oct 2015Light HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Daniel Cormier140/28349%TD 1/5Ctrl 3:32

Alexander Gustafsson120/25447%TD 1/7Ctrl 1:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Cormier	14/22	64%	1/1	3:03	—
	Alexander Gustafsson	5/21	24%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Daniel Cormier	28/53	53%	0/3	0:26	—
	Alexander Gustafsson	27/60	45%	1/2	0:22	—

R3	Daniel Cormier	36/64	56%	0/1	0:03	—
	Alexander Gustafsson	33/58	57%	0/0	0:24	1

R4	Daniel Cormier	31/75	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Gustafsson	37/68	54%	0/3	0:10	—

R5	Daniel Cormier	31/69	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Gustafsson	18/47	38%	0/1	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Anthony Johnson

UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier • May 2015Light HeavyweightTITLE

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 2:39

Daniel Cormier23/4156%TD 3/8Ctrl 9:15

Anthony Johnson23/5046%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:42KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Cormier	5/13	38%	2/5	3:02	—
	Anthony Johnson	11/26	42%	0/0	0:01	1

R2	Daniel Cormier	14/22	64%	1/1	4:32	—
	Anthony Johnson	8/13	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Daniel Cormier	4/6	67%	0/2	1:41	—
	Anthony Johnson	4/11	36%	1/2	0:41	—

LOSS

vs. Jon Jones

UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier • Jan 2015Light HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Daniel Cormier58/16535%TD 1/8Ctrl 1:36

Jon Jones92/17852%TD 3/5Ctrl 6:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Cormier	18/48	38%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	25/55	45%	1/1	0:28	—

R2	Daniel Cormier	18/46	39%	0/1	0:02	—
	Jon Jones	16/36	44%	0/1	1:01	—

R3	Daniel Cormier	15/47	32%	0/2	0:22	—
	Jon Jones	24/43	56%	0/1	0:32	—

R4	Daniel Cormier	3/16	19%	0/0	0:20	—
	Jon Jones	16/27	59%	2/2	2:35	—

R5	Daniel Cormier	4/8	50%	1/4	0:52	—
	Jon Jones	11/17	65%	0/0	2:16	—

WIN

vs. Dan Henderson

UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw • May 2014Light Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 3:53

Daniel Cormier50/8062%TD 3/3Ctrl 11:14

Dan Henderson6/1833%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Cormier	11/22	50%	1/1	3:44	—
	Dan Henderson	5/11	45%	0/1	0:04	—

R2	Daniel Cormier	25/34	74%	1/1	4:20	—
	Dan Henderson	0/5	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Daniel Cormier	14/24	58%	1/1	3:10	—
	Dan Henderson	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Patrick Cummins

UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann • Feb 2014Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:19

Daniel Cormier18/3749%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09KD 1

Patrick Cummins8/2236%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Cormier	18/37	49%	0/0	0:09	1
	Patrick Cummins	8/22	36%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Roy Nelson

UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 • Oct 2013Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Daniel Cormier74/14850%TD 3/5Ctrl 3:52

Roy Nelson17/8221%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Cormier	16/24	67%	3/3	2:31	—
	Roy Nelson	2/14	14%	0/0	0:01	—

R2	Daniel Cormier	27/57	47%	0/2	1:20	—
	Roy Nelson	7/29	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Daniel Cormier	31/67	46%	0/0	0:01	—
	Roy Nelson	8/39	21%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Frank Mir

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez • Apr 2013Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Daniel Cormier59/9661%TD 0/1Ctrl 7:34

Frank Mir24/6040%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Cormier	24/39	62%	0/0	2:27	—
	Frank Mir	7/22	32%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Daniel Cormier	17/27	63%	0/0	2:31	—
	Frank Mir	6/19	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Daniel Cormier	18/30	60%	0/1	2:36	—
	Frank Mir	11/19	58%	0/0	0:16	—

Prior to UFC

Strikeforce (8 fights)

WIN

vs. Dion Staring

Strikeforce - Marquardt vs Saffiedine • Jan 2013

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:02

Daniel Cormier53/8860%TD 4/6Ctrl 6:33

Dion Staring8/1844%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Cormier	22/37	59%	3/4	3:08	—
	Dion Staring	2/9	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Daniel Cormier	31/51	61%	1/2	3:25	—
	Dion Staring	6/9	67%	0/0	0:05	—

WIN

vs. Josh Barnett

Strikeforce - Barnett vs Cormier • May 2012TITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Daniel Cormier84/20242%TD 4/7Ctrl 7:36

Josh Barnett53/15834%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Cormier	31/72	43%	0/0	0:16	—
	Josh Barnett	18/43	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Daniel Cormier	19/50	38%	1/1	2:42	—
	Josh Barnett	8/30	27%	0/0	0:02	—

R3	Daniel Cormier	22/49	45%	1/2	1:41	—
	Josh Barnett	5/26	19%	0/1	0:25	—

R4	Daniel Cormier	8/20	40%	1/2	1:23	—
	Josh Barnett	13/35	37%	0/0	0:43	—

R5	Daniel Cormier	4/11	36%	1/2	1:34	—
	Josh Barnett	9/24	38%	0/0	0:31	—

WIN

vs. Antonio Silva

Strikeforce - Barnett vs. Kharitonov • Sep 2011

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:56

Daniel Cormier15/2658%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:31KD 2

Antonio Silva6/2524%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Cormier	15/26	58%	0/0	1:31	2
	Antonio Silva	6/25	24%	0/1	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Jeff Monson

Strikeforce - Overeem vs. Werdum • Jun 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Daniel Cormier86/20542%TD 0/2Ctrl 3:56

Jeff Monson15/8318%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Cormier	28/63	44%	0/0	0:37	—
	Jeff Monson	6/23	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Daniel Cormier	31/75	41%	0/1	1:41	—
	Jeff Monson	6/33	18%	0/0	0:06	—

R3	Daniel Cormier	27/67	40%	0/1	1:38	—
	Jeff Monson	3/27	11%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Devin Cole

Strikeforce Challengers 13 • Jan 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Daniel Cormier30/5852%TD 3/9Ctrl 0:00

Devin Cole10/4025%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Cormier	16/30	53%	2/4	0:00	—
	Devin Cole	3/17	18%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Daniel Cormier	6/10	60%	0/2	0:00	—
	Devin Cole	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Daniel Cormier	8/18	44%	1/3	0:00	—
	Devin Cole	5/18	28%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jason Riley

Strikeforce - Houston • Aug 2010

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:02

Daniel Cormier10/1567%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:08

Jason Riley0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Cormier	10/15	67%	1/2	0:08	—
	Jason Riley	0/1	0%	0/0	0:11	—

WIN

vs. John Devine

Strikeforce Challengers 7 • Mar 2010

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 1:19

Daniel Cormier3/743%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

John Devine2/1118%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Cormier	3/7	43%	0/0	0:00	1
	John Devine	2/11	18%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Gary Frazier

Strikeforce Challengers 3 • Sep 2009

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:39

Daniel Cormier24/4553%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Gary Frazier13/3339%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Cormier	13/21	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gary Frazier	2/7	29%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Daniel Cormier	11/24	46%	0/2	0:00	—
	Gary Frazier	11/26	42%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com